religious parallels with Warner Bros.

I find this a bit amusing, it was brought to my attention when I read an article over at ginkworld.net. Warner Bros. has decided that after 57 years, it's finally time to generate a new version of the Looney Toons that will strike a chord with today's kids. There are numerous articles on the news sites, these were the ones I found most informative:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05048/458932.stm
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/tv/articles/0218looney.html
http://www.nypost.com/commentary/22021.htm

While the characters have been radically updated visually and the storyline of the show is drastically different (superpowers are now standard, not a per skit basis), the overall morality - using the term somewhat loosely since this is a cartoon - has not been changed. Putting it another way, its the same concept and cast of characters but an updated perspective to reach the kids of today. Does that mean that kids of today are more stubborn or that they have shorter attention spans? Personally, I don't think so... I know when I was growing up that I wouldn't sit still for a cartoon that I thought was boring or simplistic by that day's standard. Kids today are exposed to more complex technology and have become accustomed to more complex entertainment. As the articles imply, the classic characters are not being casually tossed aside or lampooned for current day ineffectiveness. Think about it, 57 years have gone by and neither Bugs or Daffy have undergone any changes. Sure they may have been dropped into a few new shows, but overall their looks and basic show genre has not changed.

If some of the world's longest running icons of the cartoon world have finally been re-imagined because of their lack of reach, imagine what could happen if we as Christians were open to meeting the world where it is now! We do not denounce our predecessors; we praise the advances that were brought and reflect and pray on the wrong turns. It has often been said that we should not forget history, or we are bound to repeat it. However, we should not shy away from change solely because it is different or untested, instead we should be meeting change head on. I think Christians should be like technology's early adopters: we check it out first and find out what the pros and cons are, always with an open mind, a cautious approach, and a firm faith.